Abstract
Using the Cambodia Socioeconomic Survey 2004 and employing micro-static simulation techniques, we measure the potential impacts
of cash transfer programs for children to identify targeted groups that will have the most effect on poverty and school attendance.
We conclude that the largest impacts occur by targeting poor children. If this proves to be too administratively costly, then
targeting children in rural areas or targeting all children living in the ten poorest provinces will also yield significant
poverty reduction. With regard to improving school attendance, the same targeted groups generally provide the biggest impacts
as well, although the impacts on school attendance tend to be smaller than on poverty reduction.
of cash transfer programs for children to identify targeted groups that will have the most effect on poverty and school attendance.
We conclude that the largest impacts occur by targeting poor children. If this proves to be too administratively costly, then
targeting children in rural areas or targeting all children living in the ten poorest provinces will also yield significant
poverty reduction. With regard to improving school attendance, the same targeted groups generally provide the biggest impacts
as well, although the impacts on school attendance tend to be smaller than on poverty reduction.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Original Paper
- Pages 1-17
- DOI 10.1007/s10834-012-9292-5
- Authors
- Channarith Meng, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), 7-22-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8677, Japan
- Wade D. Pfau, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), 7-22-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8677, Japan
- Journal Journal of Family and Economic Issues
- Online ISSN 1573-3475
- Print ISSN 1058-0476